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Sharing a node
Make a node public, give a friend access, create a private link, and understand costs, take-back and sharing errors.
Sharing lets other people open a node and what is inside it. You can publish it for everyone, give a friend access, or create a link for signed-in recipients. These are separate ways to share; review each one in the node's Shared with list.
Right-click a node you own and choose Share…. The Share window shows the node's title, three tabs and its current shares. Close or Escape puts the window away.
The Share popup uses the same centred card, node-title header and close control as Lookups. Public, Friend and Private link keep their own options; the new layout does not change permissions or charges.
Choose how to share
| Tab | What it does |
|---|---|
| Public | Lists the node and everything inside it in public search. The node stays where it is. |
| Friend | Gives a selected friend access and sends a notification linking to the node. |
| Private link | Makes a link that a recipient can open after signing in. |
For a friend or private link, choose Can view or Can add. Can view lets the recipient open the node and see inside. Can add also lets them place nodes inside it. Those grants do not give them ownership of your node.
Make a public share
Check the node's contents before publishing. Public sharing includes what is inside, rather than only the title visible on the outer canvas. For example, publishing a Garden node also includes the planting notes and other nodes inside it.
On Public, read the cost and the rights confirmation. Tick the confirmation only if you can make it, then choose Make public. The app's confirmation refers to CC0 and moral rights; read the Terms for the terms that apply. For data handling, read the Privacy Policy.
If the canvas includes Pixls that need to be released before sharing, the Pixl check can interrupt the share. Complete that check or change the contents before trying again. Another artist's unreleased art cannot simply be republished as part of your node.
The window reports the result. A share can be checked before it appears in public search. If it says Held for a safety review. It is not listed until a person has looked., the node is not publicly listed yet. Closing and reopening the window lets you review the current state.
Read the price before confirming
The share window displays the price for this share. With free sharing active, it says Free while the beta runs. If it displays Costs 2 credits. Taking it back does not refund them., the public share uses that price. The Pricing page also shows the applicable public-sharing price.
The Public price covers the node's public share, including its contents. Friend and private-link sharing do not use the public-share charge. See Credits to find your balance and understand credit-related errors.
Understand the public state
| Message | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Not public. | This node has no public share of its own. |
| Being checked before it is listed. | The share is still being prepared or checked. |
| Public: listed in public search. | The public share is listed. |
| Held for a safety review. It is not listed until a person has looked. | The share is held for review. |
| Public: given to the commons. | Ownership of the public node has been retired to the commons. |
If the node sits inside another node that is already shared, the window says so. You do not need to start another public share for that contained node.
Take a public share back
Take back is available while the share is eligible and untouched by other people. Pinning, linking or adding to it can close that window; chatting alone does not count as that kind of contribution.
Choose Take back and wait for Taken back. It is no longer public. Taking back does not refund a paid public-share charge. You can review and share the node again later.
When take-back is closed, the window says It cannot be taken back now: someone else has added to it. Do not assume you can make a settled public share private whenever you choose. The Private choice in Node options follows the same rule.
The Share window has no retire button. Ownership and council decisions are covered in Councils.
Share with a friend
Open Friend, choose what the person can do, then choose Share beside the friend. Only your friends appear. If you have none, the tab says You have no friends to share with yet. See Friends.
An existing grant shows its level. Pick the other level to change it, then use the row's Change to can view or Change to can add button. Shared means the friend already has the level you selected.
The person receives a notification with a route to the node. Access rules can refuse a grant, including age-related boundaries; follow the message rather than forwarding another link as a workaround.
To revoke that grant, find the friend under Shared with and choose Stop sharing. This removes that friend's grant; it does not end a public share or a different active private link.
Make and end a private link
Open Private link, choose Can view or Can add, then choose Make a link. After Link made., use Copy link, or select the address field and copy it yourself. Keep a copy of the address when you make it: the current-share list records active links and their use, rather than displaying the link's address again.
A recipient opening the link while signed out sees Sign in to open it. After signing in, the link opens the node with its granted level. A node can have at most 20 active private links.
Under Shared with, each active link shows its permission and whether it has been opened. Choose End link to stop access granted through that link. A recipient with a different valid grant can still have access through that other grant.
An ended or unusable link says This link no longer works. Ask the person who sent it for a new one. The sender should review the node and create a new link if they still intend to share it.
If sharing does not work
The sharing options could not be loaded. means the window could not read the controls for this node. Check your connection and that you are signed in to the owning account, then reopen it.
That did not go through. Try again. is a failed sharing action. Leave the contents intact, review any more specific message, and retry after checking your connection. If the failure concerns credits, a Pixl or permissions, resolve that reason first. The public-state message and Shared with list let you check what actually succeeded before trying again.